The Films and Publications Act, 1996 is an
act of the
South African Parliament.
The act repealed a number of acts of prior legislation which censored literary and media works under that country's previous
apartheid government.
It established a
Film and Publication Board
The Film and Publication Board, (FPB / stylized as fpb) is a content-classification and regulation authority in South Africa, operating under the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies. The FPB was established in 1996 under the Film ...
and Review Board. The Board's function would be to receive complaints, or applications to evaluate, a film or publication, to classify it according to its suitability for different audiences.
External links
Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996Gazette notices per the ''Films and Publications Act'', No. 65 of 1996
Censorship in South Africa
1996 in South African law
South African legislation
Film controversies in South Africa
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